Philippians 2:12 “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

The christian life is not by any means a picnic but rather one of responsibility both towards God and towards others. It is easy to do it when the going is smooth but when trials come, when our leaders are unavailable to us, or tragedy strikes we must know which way we are going. Obedience to God before hand helps considerably when these things come